this is just one guy talking here, and this is my personal opinion, not the opinion of my organization, but as a user in the trenches, with 20+ years experience using GC and GC/MS, I would really like you guys to concentrate on rugged, robust systems that will do the job in a simple, effective manner. I do not need all these bells and whistles, I do not want so many features I can't even count them all, I want a system that is stable and reliable, so I can crank out good, solid data on a regular basis. You guys keep trying to build Ferraris when I really need a pickup truck. A Ferrari is terrific, but if it is broken more than it is running, it ain't much good, is it? My most dependable, reliable piece of GC/MS gear is 25 year old technology running on a Windows95 platform. I know I can count on it to do the job when the sports cars are broken down on the side of the road.

just my $0.02